Monday, November 16, 2009

I want to cry todayBut I’m not certain why.It’s not sadness, really;More like a longing for the past.A wish for one last time to hold her handAs we cross the street;Or to kiss a scrape on her knee.

I should not mourn the passingOf her childhood:The Mickey Mouse Motorcycle in his time out,Bedtime stories and snuggle hugs,Those Avril Lavigne days.(Why’d you have to go and make things so Complicated?)

Instead, I must look forward to the firsts that are left:Her first love.Her first heartbreak.Graduation, college, life.

She’s flapping those wings.In an instant, she’ll soar high above me,Taking on the world.And I'll watch, tear-streaked, as she goes.

But today I will focus on the present.I’m so proud of who she is.My heart is full to see the joy of this day for her:Sixteen.Cars.Boys.Music.Friends.Living, loving, being.

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